Observation

I was watching a bird wander around campus yesterday and noticed he had something sticking out of his mouth. My first thought was that I had caught him mid-meal. I realized it was actually a giant leaf and a few twigs. This is when I came to my realization: birds don't really have hands. Thus, anytime they want to pick something up to move or carry it, they must use their mouth. Sounds kind of shitty to me. Think about all the things you pick up in a normal day, for all the various reasons one might pick something up. Then imagine putting them in your mouth. And on top of that, if you were a bird, it should almost go without saying that you wouldn't have any pockets, so forget about using those to carry things.